Doggos POV at UCLA protest encampment

The fallout between MJH and HYBE might be entertaining to watch but analysts are worried it's hurting industry sentiment.

It has wiped 12% off HYBE's share price and about 1.2 trillion won (over $870 million) in market value in five days.reuters.com/business/media…

HYBE offered a 12-point rebuttal of MJH's presser today where it doubled down on allegations that Min tried to take over the management rights of ADOR. It also said Le Sserafim had to debut first before NewJeans for both groups to have time for promotions.

Creator of K-pop group NewJeans and ADOR CEO is on the verge of being ousted by HYBE after calling its new girl group a copy of NewJeans, she said.

Context: HYBE is the creator of BTS and ADOR’s parent label. NewJeans debuted in 2022 to immense popularity that continues to reign

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In South Korea, residents fight to preserve nature from encroaching golf courses dlvr.it/T5Wng7

Voter discontent over issues like economy & corruption is blamed for the rightwing party's crushing defeat in S.Korea's general elections. Prez. Yoon's intolerance of critics - esp. journalists - is also said to be one of them. Important story by Los Angeles Times. latimes.com/world-nation/s…

Twas the night before parliamentary elections in Seoul

This week’s parliamentary elections in South Korea are widely seen as a referendum on both President Yoon Suk Yeol and his archrival, Lee Jae-myung, the opposition leader. nyti.ms/49qyanl

Lloyd Dong worked as a gardener for wealthy homeowners in Coronado but couldn't live there himself due to racist housing laws. Enter the Thompsons who rented their Coronado house to him. Some 85 years later, the Dongs are paying it forward Los Angeles Times latimes.com/california/sto…

Good deeds, as they say, are never ignored. Read this heartfelt story of two families - #Black and #Chinese -forging connections across racism, culture and rentals via Ashley Ahn. latimes.com/california/sto…

.Ashley Ahn and I began writing about tee time brokers last month with this >> latimes.com/california/sto…

Exhausted, hungry and sleep-deprived: UCLA student super-commuters search for relief latimes.com/california/sto… Ashley Ahn on the high cost of commuting to college Los Angeles Times

Steven Spielberg speaking with Holocaust survivors at USC’s medallion presentation

Golf broker drama!

“All the Koreans know them,” James Lee, 57, said in Korean. “At least all the older people know them.”

He found a contact named “Golf tee time” in Korean and showed his phone to a Times reporter, saying, “This bastard.” latimes.com/california/sto…

“It’d be like if someone took over a public swimming pool and said there would be surge pricing.”

The latest scandal in L.A. sports? Scalpers brokering tee times at public golf courses.

From Matt Hamilton and Ashley Ahn:

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“To make everything successful, you must sacrifice.' The Slauson Super Mall sees an end to a chapter as Korean vendors reach retirement or move out of South LA. Ashley Ahn writes more about their history of selling to a majority Black clientele here:
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